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PROVISOR

Definition: PROVISOR

PROVISOR

Noun

1. One who procures or receives a papal provision. See Provision, 6.

2. One who is regularly inducted into a benefice. See Provision, 5.

3. The purveyor, steward, or treasurer of a religious house.

4. One who provides; a purveyor.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Etymology: Provisor \Pro*vi"sor\, noun. [Latin expression, from providere: compare to the French expression proviseur. See Provide.]. (Websters 1913)

"PROVISOR" is a common misspelling or typo for: Proviso, Provisory, Provisos.


Crosswords: PROVISOR

English words defined with "PROVISOR": Provisorship. (references)
Etymologies containing "PROVISOR": Provisorship. (references)
Non-English Usage: "PROVISOR" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Latin (one who provides for, or against), Portuguese (official, officinal).

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Modern Translation: PROVISOR

Language Translations for "PROVISOR"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Greek 

  

φροντιστήσ (tender). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

ovisorpray

   

Ukrainian

  

економ (manciple), постачальник (furnisher, manufacturer, procurer, provider, provisioner, purveyor). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations: PROVISOR

Derivations

Words beginning with "PROVISOR": provisory. (additional references)

Words ending with "PROVISOR": improvisor. (additional references)

Words containing "PROVISOR": improvisors. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "PROVISOR"

Words rhyming with "PROVISOR" (pronounced 'Pro*vi"sor'): Accensor, Aggressor, Antecessor, Antecursor, Censor, Comprehensor, cursor, Defensor, divisor, Fidejussor, Impulsor, lessor, Precessor, Precursor, Predecessor, Rescussor, scissor, sensor, sponsor, successor, suspensor, tensor, Versor, Windsor. (additional references)

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Anagrams: PROVISOR

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "i-o-o-p-r-r-s-v"

-1 letter: proviso.

-2 letters: pooris, priors.

-3 letters: orris, poori, prior, proso, sopor, spoor, visor.

-4 letters: oops, piso, pois, poor, pros, rips, sori, spiv.

-5 letters: ops, ors, pis, poi, pro, psi, rip, sip, sir, sop, sri, vis.

 Words containing the letters "i-o-o-p-r-r-s-v"
 

+1 letter: provisory.

 

+2 letters: improvisor.

 

+3 letters: improvisors, overpromise, provisioner, reprovision.

 

+4 letters: governorship, improvisator, overlordship, overpromised, overpromises, provisionary, provisioners, reprovisions.

 

+5 letters: corporativism, corresponsive, governorships, improvisatore, improvisatori, improvisators, improvisatory, overlordships, overpromising, reprovisioned, supervirtuoso, velociraptors.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Translations: Modern
4. Derivations
5. Rhymes
6. Anagrams
7. Bibliography


  

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